Time dependence of reliability of noncontrast computed tomography in comparison to computed tomography angiography source image in acute ischemic stroke

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 55-60

  Bal, Simerpreet ^a,d   Bhatia, Rohit ^b   Menon, Bijoy K ^a   Shobha, Nandavar ^a   Puetz, Volker ^c   Dzialowski, Imanuel ^c   Modi, Jayesh ^a   Goyal, Mayank ^a   Hill, Michael D ^a   Smith, Eric E ^a   Demchuk, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypoattenuation; Occlusions; Ultra early

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALBERTA STROKE PROGRAM EARLY CT SCORE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY SOURCE IMAGE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONCONTRAST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84915778975     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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